Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

About the role

The staff nurse provides comprehensive nursing care across all age groups, utilizing nursing processes to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care. The role operates within organizational policies, ensuring professional growth and accountability while maintaining practice standards and coordinating patient care activities of assigned staff to deliver quality nursing services.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using nursing processes.
• Maintain practice standards and coordinate care activities of assigned staff.
• Ensure compliance with certification requirements for specialty areas.
• Provide high-quality, safe patient care across diverse units, including critical care, emergency, pediatrics, surgical services, and women’s services.

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited nursing school (bachelor’s degree preferred).
• Current Georgia RN license or multistate license.
• BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) certification.
• Additional specialty certifications (e.g., ACLS, PALS, Chemotherapy, NICU NRP) required based on clinical area; some certifications must be obtained within specified timeframes.

Qualifications

• No experience required; new graduates are eligible.
• Hospital experience preferred.